Vehicle-wheel.



- 353mm. I I PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906.

R. s. BRYANT. v VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.'28, 1905 4 I INVENTOR I F/c fiard S. B g/uni,"

ATTORNEYS PAT-ENT- OFFICE,

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

"foil/t1} iii 71110111) concern.-

' Be it"kno'wn that I,- RICHARD S. BRYANT, a

, 'citifzenf-of; the United States, residing at l'1nnbus,. in thec'ountyof Franklin and State 5 Of-Qhio, havleainvent'edcertain new and use- 7 rovements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which thefo owing is-as 'ecification;

mventionireates to anew and useful g imprl'lovement n'vehicle-wheels. 1

e obiect of the invention is to provide .anjfimprovedsectional or built-up wheel structure whlchwhile useful inmany appli V cations is particularly" adapted for use "n conneotion wlth pneumatic and cushioned. tires and-for application to motor-vehicles.

It is furthermore'desi ed'to produce the w eel from sheet meta which is stamped, on or'o'therwise formed-into theseveral sec- ,tions'ofthe wheeland the cooperating secand=1igidly connected in an efficient manner.- {A still further object resides in so disposin and connectingthe-i'nner spoke members an i the wheel enerall as to obviate the necessity of forming he sai spoke members with heads -'-o r'- portions extending from the wings of the outer s oke members to the hub-o ening, as

.- in my" atent No. 734,254, issue Jul .21,

' '1903,;and my allowed application, file No- {ember 7, 1904, and 231,712.;- r 'Firial1y,"the'object of. the invention is to provide 'adevice of the character described earing Serial No.

v, 'thatwill be strong, durable, and efiicient, sim- [51c and comparatively inexpensive to make, and one in w ,'ch the s'evera parts will not be liable, to et out of working order. With t e above and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel detailsof construction and operation,a referable embodiment ofwhich' is describe in the specifi ation "and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein v Figure 1 is a side view showing one half of vertical section. Fig.2 is a transverse vertical sectioned view taken-on the line w of Fig.1.; Fig.13is a transverse vertical sec tionalview'thro'u h one of the spokes, taken on-the line 111 y of F ig. 1 and Fig.4 is a view of' a portion of one of thespokes and'shows the" bosses in end elevation.

Specification of Letters latent rial No. 231,712. 1

wheel in elevation and the other half in Patented March 27, 1906.

- ApplicationfiledLMa rcl: 23,1905. Serial No. 251,548.

As hereinbefore indicated,it is antimpon wheel of sheet metal, and in carrying out this object the wheel comprises'dup licatg'half-sgchere ore a I etions 1 and 2,respectively.'

tant feature of this invention to form the scription of one section will s'uflice for both sections. Each section has afla't centralpor tion 2, rovided with'a circular o enin' 3, which is ormed by an'inturned and aterzfilyextendin flange 4 ,for the reception of the hub. 0t shown, as the hub feature forms no part of the present invention.) "Fromthe central portion 1 outer spoke members5 radiate, said spokes being pressed, stamped, or

otherwise formed into substantiall semicircularor semi-elliptical shape, as est indicatedin Fig.- 3 'of the drawin s, with the concaved face of the spoke at t e outer side of v I the wheel-section. Each section is bowed or tions brazed, so as to be strongly, 'durably,

bulgedloutwardly at- 8 to giveit a semi-elliptica shape in cross-section. shown in Fig.- 2 of the drawings, it will be noted that i the rim portion Sis disposed at the outer side of the plane of the central portion of the wheelssection andsthe spokes are disposed at the opposite or inner side of thesection, so

that when the opposite wheel-sections are brou httogether, with me edges of corre-' spon' 'ng.s oke members in mutual engagement, the ee edges of'the bowed portions 8 are separated by an annular interspace. This construction just referred to is fullyxdescribed and illustratedin myallowed application filed November 7, 1904, and bearing Se are flat on'their innerland. outer surfaces, as

will be apparent from Figs. 3 vand 4 of the drawingsfand it will be apparent that the outer faces of the bosses'of eachs oke will lie in the same plane, so that a sproclietiopother driving gear may be securely bolted to the.

It is to be understood that while I spokes. have shown the'bosses 9 formed in each spoke member the might be formed in every other spokemem er or eliminated from certain spoke members, as the circumstances may'require. Prior to bringing-the said'iopposit'e,

"l -wheel-sections together. inner tubular sheetmetal spoke members are snugly fitted in Wheel-sections, said inner spoke members being shaped to correspond with the said outer members. Each inner spoke member has its. inner end curved and bent around the inner end of the outer spoke member toward and contacting with the like-formed adjacent 1nner spoke member of the next adjacent outer spoke member, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The meeting ends of the opposite inner spoke members are riveted toget er, as indicated at 11, so, as to hold the same in position. The central flat portion 2 of each wheel-section is formed between-the inturhed flange 4 and the ends of the spoke members with a circular row of openings 12, between which extend small bolts 13, which pass through a ranforcing-ring 14, having enlarged openings 15 registering with the openings 12 and formed therebetween to receive the said bolts 13. A' collar 16 is en aged about the lateral flange 4 and is adapte to receive the opposite flange 4 when the sections are brought together.

The inner spoke members 10 are each cut away about the bosses 9, so as to receive short sleeves 17, which snugly rest within the bosses 9, as more clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. From this it will be apparent that a continuous passage, through each spoke of the wheel for the fastening-bolts of the sprockets or their gears is provided and that each spoke is also transversely reinforced.

The outer ends of the inner spoke members 10 project beyond the outer s oke members and are rigidly secured toget er by curved stretcher-pieces 6, which have their ends upturned, so as to firmly engage the endsof t e spokes. Between the rim ortions 8 of the wheel-sections a substantial y .Ushaped 'su'pplemental rim member 7 is snugly fitted, so as to bridge the interval between the said rim portions, and this supplemental rim rests on the outer ends of the inner spoke members. This construction is substantially the same as shown and describedv in my former application hereinbefore referred to. All the meet. ing edges of the parts are brazed together, so as to form a strong, rigid, durable, and watertight joint between the sections and the parts and thereby to obviate the employment of separate fastenings which are liable to break and Work loose, thus rendering the Wheel objectionable and unserviceable,1t being understood that ,the rivets 11 and the bolts 13 are employed more especially for holdin the parts inposition while the sections are icing assembled and are not relied upon as fastelrliing means with'respect to the completed w ee As in my former application, the inner an outer spokes are arrangedto break joint, as will be apparent from an observation of Fig. 1. I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction and operation herein described, as I may make various changes in the same wholly within the sec eof the claims and without departing from t e spirit of the invention.

Havin now full described my invention,

whatI c aim, and esire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A Wheel comprising opposite sections adapted to be secured toget er having interal semitubular spokes and rim portions,

osses ressed in one or more of the semltubular spo es, reinforcing means confined within the spokes between the bosses, and inner spoke members disposed within the outer spokes. I

2. A wheel com osed of o posite half-sections adapted to be secure together, each section being formed of sheet metal and provided with integral semitubular outer spokes and a central opening, a flange formed about 85 the opening in each section, brazing means conncctingthe flanges, inner spoke members arranged in the outer spoke members having their lnner ends secure together and terminating short of the flanges so as to provide a go substantial space, and independent reinforcing means arranged in the space between the sections.

3. A wheel comprising opposite sections adapted to be secured together havin semi 5 tubular outerspokes and rim portions ormed integral with each other, bosses pressed in one or more of the outer spokes, tubular reinforc-i ing means confined within the outer spoke members between the bosses, and inner spoke [00 members disposed within the outer spoke members.

4. The combination with the opposite halfsections of a wheel and the inner and outer spoke members thereof, of independent trans- 1o 5 verse reinforcing means arranged about the central portlon of the Wheel, and means for holding the said reinforcing means in position passing through the same.

5. The combination with a wheel compris- 1 1o ingopposite half-sections adapted. to be brazed together, each formed with -".outer spoke members, a rim portion and a central with an annular flange extending openingX a out t e openin and lnnerspoke members, 1 15 of transverse spo e-reinfo'rcing means, transverse reinforcmg means arranged between the inner spoke members and the flanges but separated therefrom, and transverse bracingl means connecting the flan es. 6. The combination wit 1 a wheel comprising opposite half sections adapted to be brezed" together feachj formed] with enter betrveen the inner ends of the inner spoke; 1o

spokes, erim portionformedintegral withmembers and the flanges but independent t e spokesanda central opening with an an-, thereof.

' nulgr flanie extending about the opening, of In testimony whereof I my signature inner spo e members arranged within the mpresence of two'witnesse'ss V outer spokes, the inner spoke members-of ad- RICHARD S. BRYANT. --jaeent outer spokes being secured together-at Witn'esses: x

their inner ends, and 'aninternaI reinforcing A. L.. PBELPS, ring extending from'one section to the other M. B. SeHLEY. v 

